Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

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Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Country Georgia
National selection
Selection processInternal Selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 4 February 2014
Song: 14 March 2014
Selected entrantThe Shin and Mariko
Selected song"Three Minutes to Earth"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Zaza Miminoshvili
  • Eugen Eliu
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify
(15th, 15 points)
Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Georgia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Georgian entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by the Georgian broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB). The Shin and Mariko performed the Georgian entry "Three Minutes to Earth", written by Zaza Miminoshvili and Eugen Eliu, which failed to qualify from the second semi-final, placing 15th (last) and scoring 15 points.

Before Eurovision[]

Internal selection[]

GPB opted to internally select the Georgian entry for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. On 4 February 2014, the broadcaster held a press conference at their Assembly Hall in Tbilisi, hosted by 2013 Georgian Eurovision entrants Nodiko Tatishvili and Sophie Gelovani, where they announced that they had internally selected The Shin and Mariko Ebralidze to represent Georgia in Copenhagen.[1][2]

On 24 February 2014, "Three Minutes to Earth" was announced as their song, which was recorded in late February 2014 at the scb-music Studios in Stuttgart.[3][4] "Three Minutes to Earth" was presented to the public together with the music video, directed by Basa Potskhishvili, on 14 March 2014 via the GPB First Channel programme Day.[5] The song was composed by band member of The Shin Zaza Miminoshvili with lyrics by Eugen Eliu.[6]

At Eurovision[]

The Shin and Mariko at the second semi-final dress rehearsal

During the semi-final allocation draw on 20 January 2014 at the Copenhagen City Hall, Georgia was drawn to compete in the first half of the second semi-final on 8 May 2014.[7] In the second semi-final, the producers of the show decided that Georgia would perform 4th, following Norway and preceding Poland.[8] Georgia failed to qualify from the second semi-final, placing last (15th) in a field of 15 songs with a score of 15 points.[9]

The Georgian performance featured the members of The Shin along with Mariko performing the song while playing instruments and one of the members of The Shin, Alexander Chumburidze, wearing a parachute. The LED screens projected blue skies which transitioned into a meadow and mountainous landscape.[10][11]

In Georgia, the semi-finals and the final were broadcast on GBP First Channel with commentary by Lado Tatishvili and Tamuna Museridze.[12][13] The Georgian spokespersons revealing the result of the Georgian vote in the final were 2013 Georgian contest entrants Sophie Gelovani and Nodi Tatishvili.[14]

Voting[]

The tables below visualise a breakdown of points awarded to and by Georgia in the first semi-final and the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. The points awarded by Georgia in the semi-final were based on 100% jury voting due to either technical issues with the televoting or an insufficient number of valid votes cast during the televote period.[15] The points awarded by Georgia in the final were based on 100% televoting due to a breach of the rules, of which the European Broadcasting Union believed that Georgia's jury members did not vote independently, as each juror had the same top 8 acts.[16][17]

Points awarded to Georgia[]

Points awarded to Georgia (Semi-final 2)[18]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points  Lithuania
5 points  Belarus
4 points
3 points
2 points  Malta
1 point

Points awarded by Georgia[]

Detailed voting results[]

The following members comprised the Georgian jury:[20]

  • Giorgi Kukhianidze (jury chairperson) – musical producer
  • Micheil Chelidze – musician, singer, represented Georgia in the 2011 contest as part of Eldrine
  • Natia Khoshtaria – journalist, script writer
  • Nino Chachava – musician
  • Nana Daushvili – composer, pianist
Detailed voting results from Georgia (Semi-final 2)[15]
Draw Country Z. Shengelia C. Amiranashvili N. Tatishvili S. Oqreshidze S. Gelovani Average Jury Rank Points
01  Malta 14 3 3 3 3 3 8
02  Israel 12 9 14 10 10 14
03  Norway 10 12 1 11 4 6 5
04  Georgia
05  Poland 9 6 12 12 9 11
06  Austria 1 7 4 6 1 2 10
07  Lithuania 8 5 5 5 5 4 7
08  Finland 7 1 13 14 12 10 1
09  Ireland 13 8 8 13 7 13
10  Belarus 4 2 2 2 2 1 12
11  Macedonia 6 14 9 1 11 9 2
12   Switzerland 11 13 10 7 8 12
13  Greece 5 11 7 4 13 8 3
14  Slovenia 3 10 11 9 6 7 4
15  Romania 2 4 6 8 14 5 6
Detailed voting results from Georgia (Final)[17]
Draw Country Televote Rank Points
01  Ukraine 5 6
02  Belarus 11
03  Azerbaijan 4 7
04  Iceland 19
05  Norway 20
06  Romania 15
07  Armenia 1 12
08  Montenegro 25
09  Poland 12
10  Greece 7 4
11  Austria 2 10
12  Germany 6 5
13  Sweden 9 2
14  France 17
15  Russia 3 8
16  Italy 18
17  Slovenia 26
18  Finland 21
19  Spain 16
20   Switzerland 10 1
21  Hungary 23
22  Malta 22
23  Denmark 24
24  Netherlands 13
25  San Marino 14
26  United Kingdom 8 3

References[]

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  4. ^ Brey, Marco (24 February 2014). ""Three Minutes to Earth" for Georgia". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Premiere of video clip of 2014 ESC Georgian entry song on First Channel". eurovision-georgia.ge. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  6. ^ Omelyanchuk, Olena (14 March 2014). "Watch today: "Three Minutes To Earth" from Georgia". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  7. ^ Escudero, Victor M. (20 January 2014). "Allocation Draw results: Who's in which Semi-Final?". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  8. ^ Siim, Jarmo (24 March 2014). "Running order for Eurovision Semi-Finals decided". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Second Semi-Final of Copenhagen 2014". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  10. ^ Brey, Marco (29 April 2014). "A parachute in the LED sky for Georgia". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  11. ^ Brey, Marco (3 May 2014). "Georgia: Pop music meets traditional sounds". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Videos 06.05.2014". GPB. 6 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  13. ^ "The Shin & Mariko to Participate at the 2014 ESC, on May 8". GPB. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  14. ^ "Sophie and Nodi to Announce the Results of Georgian Voting". GPB. 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  15. ^ a b "Full Split Results | Second Semi-Final of Copenhagen 2014". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  16. ^ Dofs, Karin (11 May 2014). "Georgiens röster diskvalificerades i Eurovision-finalen". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  17. ^ a b "Full Split Results | Grand Final of Copenhagen 2014". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Results of the Second Semi-Final of Copenhagen 2014". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Results of the Grand Final of Copenhagen 2014". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  20. ^ Brey, Marco (1 May 2014). "Who will be in the expert juries?". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
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